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Desoto Correctional Inst

Serves an area of DeSoto County, FL that includes Arcadia · 3,134 people served

Federal records show 10 health-based violations and 15 monitoring/reporting issues for Desoto Correctional Inst in the last ten years. The most serious issue in this window was a Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U violation that EPA lists as archived, not resolved.

  • FL6140451
  • ARCADIA
  • FL
  • 3,134 served

System profile

Source water Groundwater
ZIP 34266
EPA system ID FL6140451

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Health-based violations, last 10 years
10
Resolved
3
Unresolved
0
Archived by EPA
7
Any acute record
No
Monitoring issues, last 10 years
15

Key facts

  • Desoto Correctional Inst draws water from 5 wells.
  • Highest measured level in the last 10 years: Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U, 28.35 pCi/L, federal limit 15 pCi/L (1.9 times the limit), 2024.
  • Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by EPA, June 2008.
  • Record on file since 1984, with 2 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
  • Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 106 service lines.

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Health-based violations

Since October 2016

Violation data reflects EPA records through March 2026. For the most current status, visit the EPA ECHO database.

Contaminant Rule family Start date Status Acute
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 16.3517 pCi/L, federal limit 15 pCi/L (1.1 times the limit)
 340 Jan 1, 2025 Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
 No
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 19.9888 pCi/L, federal limit 15 pCi/L (1.3 times the limit)
 340 Oct 1, 2024 Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
 No
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 25.85 pCi/L, federal limit 15 pCi/L (1.7 times the limit)
 340 Apr 1, 2024 Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
 No
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 28.35 pCi/L, federal limit 15 pCi/L (1.9 times the limit)
 340 Jan 1, 2024 Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
 No
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 24.95 pCi/L, federal limit 15 pCi/L (1.7 times the limit)
 340 Oct 1, 2023 Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
 No
Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 5.74 pCi/L, federal limit 5 pCi/L (1.1 times the limit)
 340 Jul 1, 2022 Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
 No
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 80.5 µg/L, federal limit 80 µg/L (at or just above the limit)
 220 Jan 1, 2022 Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
 No
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 87.5 µg/L, federal limit 80 µg/L (1.1 times the limit)
 220 Oct 1, 2021 Resolved No
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 91.5 µg/L, federal limit 80 µg/L (1.1 times the limit)
 220 Jul 1, 2021 Resolved No
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 101.75 µg/L, federal limit 80 µg/L (1.3 times the limit)
 220 Apr 1, 2021 Resolved No

Monitoring and reporting issues

Since October 2016

Missed tests or reports, not contaminants found above a limit.

Issue Start date Status
E. coli
Monitoring and reporting
 Dec 1, 2025 Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
 Dec 1, 2025 Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
E. coli
Monitoring and reporting
 Oct 1, 2025 Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
 Oct 1, 2025 Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
 Jul 1, 2025 Active
Nitrate
Monitoring and reporting
 Jan 1, 2025 Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
E. coli
Monitoring and reporting
 Aug 1, 2024 Resolved
E. coli
Monitoring and reporting
 Jun 1, 2024 Resolved
E. coli
Monitoring and reporting
 Jan 1, 2024 Resolved
E. coli
Monitoring and reporting
 Dec 1, 2023 Resolved
Nitrate
Monitoring and reporting
 Jan 1, 2023 Resolved
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Monitoring and reporting
 Oct 1, 2021 Resolved
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Monitoring and reporting
 Oct 1, 2020 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
 Oct 1, 2020 Resolved
Stage 2 Disinfection Byproducts Rule
Monitoring and reporting
 Apr 2, 2008 Active
Enforcement action in place

Full record since 1984

EPA's records for Desoto Correctional Inst go back to 1984. Before October 19, 2016 they list 2 health-based violations (2 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and 6 monitoring or reporting violations.

Violations that began in Health-based Monitoring and reporting
1980s 0 1
1990s 2 2
2000s 0 2
2010 to October 18, 2016 0 1
2020s 10 14

Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform, began July 1995, Archived.

Show all 2 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
Contaminant Start date Status
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Jul 1, 1995 Archived
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Dec 1, 1994 Archived

Enforcement actions

EPA took 1 formal enforcement action against Desoto Correctional Inst in 2008. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in June 2008.

Date By Action Violations covered
Jun 24, 2008 EPA Compliance order (no penalty) 1 violation: Stage 2 Disinfection Byproducts Rule

What the violations mean

Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U

5 incidents

Test results for Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U were above the federal limit (a maximum contaminant level violation).

The utility had to notify customers about each of these violations.

Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)

4 incidents

Disinfection byproduct levels exceeded the federal limit

Long-term TTHM exposure may increase bladder cancer risk

Combined Radium (-226 and -228)

1 incident

Test results for Combined Radium (-226 and -228) were above the federal limit (a maximum contaminant level violation).

The utility had to notify customers about this violation.

Where the water comes from

Desoto Correctional Inst draws water from 5 wells.

Annual water quality report

Desoto Correctional Inst must give its customers an annual water quality report (Consumer Confidence Report) by July 1, with the levels its tests found in the previous year.

Where the state allows it, systems serving fewer than 10,000 people may publish the report in a local newspaper or news site instead of mailing it, and must provide a copy on request.

Find a posted report with EPA's Consumer Confidence Report search

Testing your own water

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